Minot, ND Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Minot, ND Summary

Crime in Minot research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Minot over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Minot:

  • There were 810 total crimes committed in Minot in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,721.9 total crimes per 100K people in Minot.
  • The overall crime rate in Minot is -18.75% below the national average.
  • Minot ranks #32 safest out of 42 cities in North Dakota.
  • Minot ranks #6,624 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Minot Vs North Dakota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Minot is 1,721.9 per 100,000 people. That's -18.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -11.08% lower than the North Dakota total crime rate of 1,936.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Minot
/ 100k People
North Dakota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 810 1,721.9 1,936.4 2,119.2
Murder 1 2.1 2.6 5.0
Robbery 21 44.6 27.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 103 219.0 174.5 256.0
Violent Crime 150 318.9 254.3 359.0
Burglary 113 240.2 271.2 229.0
Larceny 442 939.6 1,229.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 105 223.2 181.0 259.0
Property Crime 660 1,403.0 1,682.1 1,760.0

Minot Crime Compared To North Dakota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in North Dakota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Minot

150
Violent Crimes
318.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 150 violent crimes in Minot in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Minot is 318.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 313.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Minot each year. That compares to a 1 in 393.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.18% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 25.37% higher than the North Dakota violent crime rate of 254.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Minot

660
Property Crimes
1,403.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 660 property crimes in Minot in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Minot is 1,403.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Minot each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.28% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.59% lower than the North Dakota property crime rate of 1,682.1 per 100,000 people.

Minot SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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